In the S9 semi-finals, IG defeated FPX 1:3 and stopped in the semi-finals.
In the 33rd minute, TheShy's Angel was hit by Verus R. Titan took the hook but failed to use his ultimate move.
Lin Mo is a data analyst for IG. Before the game, he told TheShy, "Press R when the hook is released." TheShy said, "I know."
But he still died - because Lin defaulted to the right hook, and it was Verus' R that arrived first.
Then he woke up.
Back to G4 at 20 minutes and 17 seconds.
Three cycles.
For the first time, he couldn't do anything - he couldn't communicate during the game, couldn't discuss tactics during timeouts, he was a ghost trapped in the background.
The second time, he changed the BP, but TheShy was still dead - it wasn't the hero's problem, it was the offensive instinct carved into his bones.
For the third time, he returned to the G2 intergame. This time he wasn't in a hurry to give an answer - he let them believe it first.
0.056 Seconds.
It took 0.306 Seconds from Titan's hook to hit, and 0.25 Seconds from Angel R's casting, a difference of 0.056 Seconds.
TheShy made the mistake of pressing flash. Flash cannot be pressed during restraint.
"Don't press Flash, press R."
This time, TheShy nodded.
G4 won. G5, he didn't say anything. The original timeline G5 does not exist at all.
He sat backstage and watched as the five players won the game on their own.
IG won the championship. History has been rewritten.
But the afterimage left by the loop has not disappeared. It stands behind the players, becoming increasingly clear.
Rewriting history comes at a cost. And that price is waiting for him in S10.
